The village over the years
A short in Armenian text at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. My grandfather was born in this village in the middle of the last century. In those years there was no school here, and…
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- Իմ պապը ծնվել է այս գյուղում անցյալ դարի կեսին: Այն տարիներին այստեղ դպրոց չկար, և երեխաները քայլում էին հարևան գյուղ: Հետագայում կառուցեցին դպրոց, ճանապարհ և ջրագիծ: Մեր օրերում գյուղում ապրում է հարյուր մարդ, իսկ ամռանը՝ երկու անգամ ավելի: Պապս ասում է, որ ամեն ինչ փոխվեց, բայց մարդիկ մնացին նույնը:Im papə tsnvel e ays gyughum antsyal dari kesin. Ayn tarinerin aystegh dprots chkar, yev yerekhanerə k'aylum ein harevan gyugh. Hetagayum karrutsetsin dprots, chanaparh yev jragits. Mer orerum gyughum aprum e haryur mard, isk amrranə — yerku angam aveli. Paps asum e, vor amen inch p'okhvets, bayts mardik mnatsin nuynə.My grandfather was born in this village in the middle of the last century. In those years there was no school here, and the children walked to the neighboring village. Later they built a school, a road and a water line. Nowadays a hundred people live in the village, and in summer — twice as many. Grandpa says everything has changed, but the people have remained the same.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When was the grandfather born?
- What was missing in the village in those years?
- What was built later?
- What, according to grandpa, has remained the same?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Armenian?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.